Fairy Tales

I’ve run from a little old woman
and a little old man,
and I can run from you, I can!

Those familiar words from The Gingerbread Man fairy tale conjure up all sorts of delicious memories of one little daughter and one little son and this happy Momma reading snuggled. No wonder that, of all the Mark Roberts Fairies in my collection, this Gingerbread Fairy is my favorite. Dozens of Fairies decorate our home for Christmas with all their twinkling eyes and playful grins popping up happy in unexpected places. ‘Tis the season for a bit of magic!

[Lin]

What great focus and dof - instant fav for me.

[Janet B.]

@linnypinny Thank you for your comment and fav, Lin! Christmas decorating is in full swing here, and what fun it is!

[Milanie]

I love the story of the Gingerbread Man. My daughter used to do a week-long activity with her pre-schoolers where they made gingerbread man, baked him, he disappeared, and they spent the next 3 days hunting him. Was always so cute. Thanks for the memory..

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Very nice use of shallow DOF to put the attention on the happy Gingerbread man.

[Janet B.]

@milaniet That sounds like an activity those preschoolers surely would love! When I see gingerbread men, I can't help but smile. I had The Gingerbread Man fairy tale book when I was young, and then I read it to my children when they were young. Gingerbread men are near and dear to my heart. Thank you for commenting!

[Janet B.]

@lyndemc Thanks, Denise! I had to stand on the counter to capture this since this Fairy sits atop a kitchen cabinet. Not the best idea for my Achilles, but the dangling gingerbread man was calling to me. :-)

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderful composition, pic!

[Gena Pegg]

So fun...and your dof is awesome!!

[Janet B.]

@photographycrazy Thank you so much!

[Janet B.]

@eyesmile Thank you, Gena! :-)

[Jane Pittenger]

Perfect dof

[Janet B.]

@jgpittenger Thanks so much, Jane!

[Dianna Coile]

That's beautiful! Show us some of the fairies!

[Cathie]

Sweet image, Janet, and I love your written description. We can all use a little bit of magic!

[Kim]

I love the dof!

[Faye Turner]

So fun and such a wonderful dof!

[Kerry McCarthy]

Terrific!

[Jane Anderson]

This is such a wonderful photo! We've decorated for Christmas, and I've taken about 20 photos, but none to post because none of them are special like this one.

[Carolyn]

Great focus

[Lynne Hart]

Great focus, lovely shot.

[Janet B.]

@dmcoile Thank you so much! I'll see if I can get a Fairy picture or two throughout this month. :-)

[Janet B.]

@cathieg Thank you for your kind words, Cathie!

[Janet B.]

@dkc222 Thank you for commenting and for the fav! :-)

[Janet B.]

@fayefaye Thanks bunches, Faye! :-)

[Janet B.]

@mccarth1 Thank you, Kerry! :-)

[Janet B.]

@cejaanderson Aww, you are so kind! Thank you for commenting and for the fav!

[Janet B.]

@lhart Thank you so much, Lynne!

[bkb in the city]

Very nice

[Janet B.]

@bkbinthecity Thank you!

[Sylvia du Toit]

Beautiful.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Cute shot and I loved your explanation, too.

[Janet B.]

@sdutoit I appreciate you commenting, Sylvia...thank you so much!

[Janet B.]

@mittens Thank you very much, Marilyn! :-)

[Yeshanghai]

So adorable

[Janet B.]

@yeshanghai Thank you! I always appreciate your comments. :-)